Manchester City captain Fernandinho says it's 'really satisfying' to have made the Champions League final and praised his team-mates for breaking the 'stigma' surrounding their previous European attempts.
Fernandinho - who is in his eighth season with City after joining from Shakhtar Donetsk - also said it is an 'honour' to play in the final and that he is 'motivated' to walk away as a champion.
The captain claims nothing less than '200 per cent' will be acceptable on the night after making their first ever Champions League final in Porto.
'There was still that stigma of the fact that the team had never made it to the final before, that we were an inexperienced team in this competition, the club I mean – historically speaking – but I think this season our team has managed to reach a high standard,' the Brazilian told Goal.
'There's no doubt that it's a special feeling, because for me personally, having been playing in Europe for a while now, I've had a chance to play in many Champions League seasons and I'd only got as far as the semis with Manchester City, the quarters with Shakhtar, but I'd never made the final, so it's really satisfying.
'It's a really happy moment, a huge honour, and there's no doubt that it makes you even more motivated, and as we say, we've always got to give 100 per cent, 100% of the time, and I think in a game like this anything less than 200% won't be enough to win it.'
However, Fernandinho's position within Pep Guardiola's starting IX for the final is not confirmed as Spanish team-mate Rodri could line-up ahead of him.
Although Fernandinho - who started in the semi-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain - was crucial to Manchester City.
He kept the French attackers at bay and helped City claim a place their first ever Champions League final.
The Manchester City captain also played an important role in keeping his team-mates level headed while tension were rising on the pitch.
Speaking of the game against the Ligue 1 side, he said: 'It's a matter of reading the game and understanding what's going on in that moment.
'There's no doubt that as I'm a captain and the most senior of the club's players, this is the point when you need to step up and try to organise things for the good of the team, because sometimes it's easy for a person to lose their head when under a lot of stress or pressure.
'I tried to stop players from falling into this trap so to not harm the team's performance, because playing in a game at this level with a player like this makes a big difference.'